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Dalton council approves stormwater easement, condemnation and related public-works contracts
Summary
The Dalton City Council approved a buyout of a stormwater easement at 631 North Glenwood, authorized condemnation for an easement at 622 North Elm, and approved engineering, maintenance and traffic-control measures tied to recent drainage and detention projects.
The Dalton City Council on April 7 approved a set of public-works measures including purchase of a permanent stormwater drainage easement, a declaration of taking for a separate easement, a drainage evaluation contract and landscape maintenance contracts for newly built detention facilities.
The actions advance the North Glenwood stormwater bypass and other local drainage work that city staff told the council are needed to address persistent flooding and to bring infrastructure into compliance with engineering standards.
Chad (staff member) told the council the city is asking to execute a storm drainage easement at 631 North Glenwood Avenue, a business address for Materials Handling Incorporated. “The total cost of the easement is for a hundred and $23,500,” Chad said; he added that the price is roughly $76,500 below the project budget and that the sale has been reviewed by the city attorney and the public works committee. Council members voted to approve the easement purchase.
Separately, the city attorney described a proposed declaration of taking — a condemnation process — for an easement over property at 622 North Elm Street that is needed for the same Glenwood stormwater improvement project. The city attorney said staff had been unable to acquire the required easement by negotiation and that the easement would cover an existing storm line the city plans to replace. The attorney told the council the appraised value for that easement is $16,600; the council approved moving forward with condemnation.
Council members also approved Arcadis task order number 13 to evaluate drainage along Moist Drive, near the Covey Ridge detention pond, at a contract price of $19,475. City staff said the evaluation will seek solutions for structural flooding issues in that area and that the work will be charged to the 2020 SPLOST project account.
The council approved two separate landscape and mowing contracts with Imperial Landscapes for maintenance of newly constructed detention ponds. The Prater Alley detention facility, adjacent to City Hall, was quoted at $330 per month; the Huntington Road facility was quoted at $299.92 per month. Council members said the agreements had been reviewed by the public works committee and approved them on motion.
Council members also converted the Trammell Street and Clark Street intersection from a two-way stop to an all-way stop to address reduced stopping sight distance caused by on-street parking near a new community garden. Staff said the change was necessary to meet AASHTO and MUTCD stopping sight-distance criteria; the council approved the traffic-control change and confirmed that new signs will include flashing beacons and marked crosswalks where warranted.
Why it matters: Taken together, the approvals clear the way for immediate construction and maintenance activities intended to reduce flooding, replace aging storm lines and operate recently completed detention facilities. The condemnation vote confirms the city’s path to secure right-of-way when negotiation fails.
What’s next: Staff will finalize easement acquisition paperwork and proceed with the drainage evaluation and contracted maintenance work. The council did not set implementation dates at the meeting.
